NATO Leaders Try to Pin Down U.S. on Ukraine Aid as Republicans Waver

With Republicans in Congress stalling on granting Ukraine more military aid, NATO’s top diplomat warned on Tuesday that it would be “dangerous” to curtail support to the war as member countries tried to pin down the United States on its commitments to Kyiv and as the conflict in Gaza saps Washington’s attention. As foreign ministers …

U.S. Has Warned Israel to Fight More Surgically in Gaza, Officials Say

The United States has warned Israel that it must fight more surgically and avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians in its war against Hamas to avoid a humanitarian crisis that overwhelms the world’s ability to respond, according to senior Biden administration officials. The White House has told Israel that replicating the scale of its bombardment …

U.S. Navy Rescues Central Park From Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden

The U.S. Navy intervened to stop the hijacking of a commercial cargo ship by pirates in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia on Sunday, according to American defense officials. Sailors from the U.S.S. Mason, a Navy destroyer, captured the attackers who had boarded the Central Park, a chemical tanker, a senior defense official said. Zodiac …